Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 66 Heaven Dou Auction House

The next morning, after having breakfast, Ye Liangchen and his group prepared to head to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy was still a long way from the Heavenly Dou Imperial City. Dugu Bo had his servants hire a carriage and set off with several people towards the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

Ye Liangchen put on the mask and transformed into another boy, so that if he encountered Qian Renxue pretending to be Xue Qinghe, he might be targeted by that mentally ill woman.

Qian Renxue is a masochist and a sucker for good looks. She always gets curious when she sees a super handsome guy. Ye Liangchen doesn't want to get in touch with her for the time being.

"Little Chen, you're being too cautious!" Dugu Yan said with a smile.

"Yanyan, although you are several years older than Xiaochen, in terms of experience in the martial world, you are less than one-tenth of him. Before your strength weakens, you must learn to conceal your abilities so that you can go further."

Dugu Bo greatly admired Ye Liangchen's caution, and even suspected that the Spirit Hall's search for the boy in the portrait a few days ago might have been orchestrated by this little guy.

"Yanzi, think about it. Little Chen dared to venture into Sunset Forest all by himself and killed a 23000-year-old golden eagle. These things are simply unimaginable to us."

Ye Lingling couldn't understand how this little guy could kill a golden eagle that was over 20,000 years old all by himself. Even a Soul Emperor might not be able to defeat such a dominant aerial beast!

"Young Ye, tell us, how did you manage to kill a 20,000-year-old golden eagle all by yourself?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"It's actually very simple. I was refining Jade Flower Pills in the valley at the time. The fragrance of the pills attracted dozens of soul beasts to rush over, so I left a few pills behind and flew to a big tree a thousand meters away to hide them."

"Among that group of soul beasts, there were three ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts: a scaled beast, a sky-splitting tiger, and a giant python, all over ten thousand years old. Later, a twenty-thousand-year-old golden eagle rushed into the valley and engaged in an earth-shattering battle with the three ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. In the end, they were all seriously injured, which is why I got the good deal."

Ye Liangchen recounted the scene, but he couldn't mention killing the Golden Eagle Soul Beast with a gun.

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. You're quite the talent, kid. You took care of several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts with just a few pills."

Dugu Bo admired the little guy's courage and intelligence; at such a young age, he possessed an unparalleled wealth of experience in the martial arts world.

"Jade Flower Pill? What is that?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

"This is it. This pill can replenish soul power and also has beauty and skin-nourishing effects. You two sisters can give it a try."

Ye Liangchen took out some Jade Flower Pills from his soul tool and threw them to Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, letting them experience them for themselves.

"Beauty and skin care? Is it really true?" The two women smelled the intoxicating fragrance of the pills and felt it was a little unreal.

"I have tried this elixir, and it is indeed effective," Dugu Bo explained to the two maids beside him.

"Grandpa, why are you still taking care of your appearance? I have to say, your skin seems to have changed a bit since then."

"Yanyan, is your focus only on its beauty and skin-nourishing effects?"

Upon hearing his granddaughter's words, Dugu Bo thought to himself, "Can't I maintain my youthful appearance?"

"Yanzi, if Little Chen were to auction off this kind of pill, he could definitely make a fortune," Ye Lingling reminded her from the side. No woman could resist the beauty and skin-nourishing effects.

"How about we try our luck at an auction house?"

At this point, Ye Liangchen suggested going to the auction house first. After all, it would definitely cost money to get the two girls to drop out of Tiandou Royal Academy, and as their superior, he naturally had to help them solve the money problem.

"Then let's give it a try and see what the commercial value of this pill is?" Dugu Bo also became interested, so he ordered his servants to head towards the Tian Dou Auction House.

The Heavenly Dou Auction House is the largest auction house in the entire empire, jointly established by many powerful forces, including the royal family. The auction house auctions a wide variety of items, including rare ores, medicinal herbs, soul beasts, soul bones, and even slaves. Basically, as long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want here.

Ye Liangchen and his group spent more than an hour wandering around before arriving at a huge building. What came into view was a luxurious building with a very large area, like a small city. At the entrance, there were two scantily clad hostesses with professional smiles, greeting all kinds of people.

People who come here are all rich; generally, you're not allowed to enter unless you have at least 10,000 gold soul coins on you.

As Ye Liangchen and his group approached the auction entrance, two young ladies at the door greeted them with smiles and asked, "Is there anything we can help you with?"

"We want to auction some items. Could you please take us to see your manager?" Ye Liangchen calmly explained his purpose.

"Alright, please follow me."

Upon seeing that Ye Liangchen and his group were the sellers, one of the ladies led them through another passageway in the auction house.

"Manager, someone wants to auction off something."

Soon, the group arrived at a large hall, where a hostess explained their purpose to a middle-aged man.

"Oh! Esteemed guests, what would you like to auction?"

A middle-aged man wearing glasses immediately became interested when he saw Ye Liangchen and his group were about to auction off some items.

"I have two kinds of pills: Soul Power Pill and Jade Flower Pill."

"The Soul Power Pill can restore soul power, and it is a hundred times better than the recovery medicine on the market. As for the Jade Flower Pill, in addition to restoring soul power, it also has another effect, which is to beautify and nourish the skin."

Ye Liangchen took out two pills and handed them to the bespectacled man.

"Is it really that amazing?"

The bespectacled man had never heard of such a miraculous elixir before; it felt like a dream.

"I guarantee with my title of Title Douluo that both pills do indeed have these effects."

"Buzzing..."

Dugu Bo directly released his Flood Dragon Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, which startled the bespectacled man.

"A Titled Douluo?"

"Your Majesty, I don't doubt the efficacy of the elixir; this is the first time I've ever seen something like it, and I'm very curious."

Dugu Bo put away his martial spirit and slowly said to the bespectacled man, "I am only proving my status as a Title Douluo, and I have no other intentions. Seeing that you are also a Soul Emperor-level Soul Master, you can experience the effect for yourself. After all, we must be honest in business."

"Your Majesty is right."

The bespectacled man immediately swallowed a Soul Power Pill to experience it. The pill melted instantly in his mouth, which immediately brightened his eyes.

"That's amazing."

Ye Liangchen then said, "Try the Jade Flower Pill again. After half an hour, feel your skin and you will see some subtle changes."

"Okay, young man."

The bespectacled man took out a Jade Flower Pill, and the rich fragrance of the pill surprised him greatly.

"Young man, this Jade Essence Pill is far superior to the Soul Power Pill! One bite and you've consumed a lot of gold soul coins!"

By this time, the bespectacled man believed Ye Liangchen's pills, and to be honest, he was a little reluctant to take them.

"It's okay, you can eat it!" Ye Liangchen thought to himself, "When I gave it to Lan Xiaodie and the others before, they ate it like candy."

"Okay! I'll give it a try."

The bespectacled man swallowed the Jade Flower Pill directly, and after a while, he exclaimed excitedly, "This is amazing!"

Half an hour later, the bespectacled man felt that his skin had become much rosier, which was the magical effect brought about by Yu Hua Dan.

"Dear esteemed guest, your Jade Flower Pill is a fine treasure. I intend to set the starting bid at 3000 Gold Soul Coins, and I conservatively estimate that it can fetch 30000 Gold Soul Coins per pill. As for the Soul Power Pill, I will set it at 1000 Gold Soul Coins, and I conservatively estimate that it can fetch 10000 Gold Soul Coins per pill."

"Once this elixir becomes known, it will definitely cause a stir across the continent."

The bespectacled man directly presented Ye Liangchen with the reserve price, as if he saw a huge business opportunity, especially the Jade Flower Pill, which would definitely drive countless women crazy.

"Manager, won't setting the starting price so high scare people away?"

Ye Liangchen originally thought that a Jade Flower Pill would only fetch a few thousand gold soul coins at most, but he didn't expect the bespectacled man to be even more ruthless than him.

"Little Chen, you're overthinking it. This is the largest auction house in the empire. Everyone who comes here is rich. I bet you'll make a fortune with your Jade Flower Pill."

Dugu Yan had been here with her grandfather before and knew how crazy those rich people were.

"Let's give it a try! We'll auction 30 Jade Flower Pills first, and 50 Soul Power Pills as well."

Ye Liangchen took 30 Jade Flower Pills and 50 Soul Power Pills directly, intending to test the waters first.

"Thank you for your cooperation, young man. My name is Ma Rulong. Rest assured, we will handle it for you, and you will definitely achieve unexpected results."

The bespectacled man took out four VIP cards and gave them to Ye Liangchen and the others.

"Thank you, Manager Ma. We'd like to go check out the auction house."

Ye Liangchen accepted the VIP card and understood that this guy wanted to cooperate with him long-term.

"no problem."

"Xiao Qiu, take these distinguished guests to the VIP room."

Ma Rulong summoned a beautiful young woman who led Ye Liangchen and his group to a luxurious private room in the auction house.

"Xiao Chen, you're not thinking of partnering with an auction house, are you?"

After entering the private room, Dugu Bo asked curiously.

"I don't have that idea yet, we'll talk about it later."

Ye Liangchen will definitely cooperate with auction houses in the future. With their promotion, he will save himself a lot of trouble.

"Yanzi, I can almost see piles of gold soul coins rolling toward little brother Xiaochen."

"Yes! Little Chen is so young, yet he's so good at making money. It's really amazing."

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan found it hard to imagine how a 12-year-old boy could come up with such amazing treasures.

There were many guests at the auction, probably several hundred people, all of whom were wealthy. After entering the venue, everyone wore masks.

Just then, an elderly man with white hair, dressed in gorgeous clothes, without a mask and with a gloomy look, walked into the auction house, which surprised Dugu Bo.

"Xiao Chen, do you see that white-haired old man? That's Prince Xue Xing," Dugu Bo introduced to Ye Liangchen.

"Oh! Let me see."

"That old man has shifty eyes; he's definitely not a good person."

Through the glass of the private room, Ye Liangchen saw that Prince Xuexing, that old cunning bastard, sitting in the front row of the auction hall, his gloomy gaze sweeping over his surroundings.

"Pfft...! Little Chen, that old man just looks like that, why are you just saying he's not a good person?"

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were amused by Ye Liangchen, feeling that this guy was judging people by their appearance.

"Sisters, Senior Dugu knows very well whether Old Man Xuexing is a good person or not." Ye Liangchen looked at Dugu Bo.

"Xiao Chen is right. Xue Xing is greedy and lustful. The slave trade in the auction house was orchestrated by him and some powerful families. This old man often takes young girls from the auction house to indulge in pleasure. At least dozens of girls have died at his hands."

Dugu Bo served as Xue Xing's retainer for a long time to repay the favor, so he naturally understood the old man's character.

"Grandpa, so you became a guest advisor to Prince Xuexing?"

Dugu Yan was still just a young girl, and Dugu Bo wouldn't let her come into contact with these dark aspects. Today, knowing that Prince Xuexing had actually killed countless young girls, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Yanyan, Grandpa was just repaying a favor," Dugu Bo said helplessly.

"Sister Yan, when you're in the world, you're not in control of your own destiny. Don't worry about these things."

Ye Liangchen didn't think much of Dugu Bo's service to the Heaven Dou royal family, after all, he had been pursued by the Spirit Hall's Title Douluo back then.

"Xiao Chen knows how to talk. Yan Yan, you should learn from him in the future."

Seeing that Ye Liangchen could always say some profound truths, Dugu Bo admired him very much. His granddaughter was several years older than this little guy, but she was like a child who never grew up.

(End of this chapter)